What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-22491?

CVE-2022-22491 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of App Connect Enterprise Certified Container are affected by CVE-2022-22491?

CVE-2022-22491 presents moderate security risk rated CVSS 5.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2022-22491?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container CVE-2022-22491

MEDIUM

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

2025-01-09 psirt@us.ibm.com

Red Hat IBM Denial Of Service App Connect Enterprise Certified Container

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:02 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 09, 2025 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 operands running in Red Hat OpenShift do not restrict writing to the local filesystem, which may result in exhausting the available storage in a Pod, resulting in that Pod being restarted.

AnalysisAI

IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 operands running in Red. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 operands running in Red Hat OpenShift do not restrict writing to the local filesystem, which may result in exhausting the available storage in a Pod, resulting in that Pod being restarted. Affected products include: Ibm App Connect Enterprise Certified Container.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.